...Not messing with the CANBUS?? I threw in a set of "stock wattage" (55watts) ion yellow bulbs and the drivers side won't stay on. I took it to the dealer on Monday thinking it may have had a short! Turns out it was the bulbs!! I didn't think a stock wattage bulb would mess with the CANBUS! :sigh:

Anyone have luck with a certain brand H8 not messing with the CANBUS

(For the sake of argument, I do not want to get into coding anything for the car!!)

Thanks!

 

the stock foglight bulbs in my 2012 cms all4 are H8 35 watt

did your 55 watt bulbs blow a fuse?

scott

 

I miss spoke when I said 55w, they were actually 35w! Plus, there is no fuse to blow with the CANBUS system. (as I understand it)

 

Has anyone tried replacing the fogs w/ PIAA H8 bulbs? I've been thinking about ordering these:

http://www.piaa.com/store/p/53-H8-Xt...gen-Bulbs.aspx

 

i purchased some hoen xenon match bulbs for my fogs. no problems and they match the xenon headlights perfect. im really diggin the total xenon look from the inside and outside of the car. "coding" is out for me to for now. "coding" sound interesting and horrifying at the same time

 

found these on Ebay it says they are compatable...i might try themhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/8500K-Pure-W...item4170c12dcc

 

PIAA are overpriced IMO. Goto a tinting store and have them put yellow tint on the foglight housing and then you can save money by buying normal H8 bulbs.

 

Hoen yellow function very well. Fog lights are for the most part yellow not white. (rain, etc..)
They are so low to the ground that in my opinion putting in whites is a waste of time unless you are going for "the look" over actual function.

 

You are talking about headlight bulbs right? Let us know how this works. I hate my halogen bulbs.

 

Do you have a part # or link to where you got them? Would love to see a pic of how well they match too! Thx

 

sorry it has taken so long, here are those pictures of the hoen xenon match fog lights. they match perfect and put out alot of light. the pic from the front glass is the fog lights only. i just bought them from bimmian or ebay. i cant remember it was over 8 months ago

 

They are too bright for oncoming drivers?

 

The phone camera makes them look obnoxious. In person they look just like the headlights, but shine down and out. The headlights are more likely to blind oncoming traffic since they shine down the road. Nobody has ever flashed there high beams at me, unless my high beams are on.

 

Sweet, thanks.

DAMN!!! Another thing in my "wanted" list!!!

 

I could not find those lights on Ebay or from that seller but, I did find Höen's HOME PAGE. I may have to give their Endurance (yellow) fogs a try.

 

I really like them. Like I mentioned earlier, I have had them over 8 months with no problems at all. in my gallery you'll see my trials to match my parking lights also.

 

Dumb question but is there 2 lights involved on each side, ie: the 1/2 moon running light and the full fog light?

 

Yea, I'm calling the top bulb parking lights and the bottom the fog. I've heard the top bulb called the daytime driving lights also.

 

Yep, the top bulb can be found on the Höen site as well as a W5W (Driving light). I did have some cheep Amazon CANBUS safe LED's in there but, they did not last long.

 

Ive been running the Noya 35w h8's & have no issues.
http://www.tdnparts.com/nokya-h8-bul...low-2500k-35w/

 

I've ran the PIAA yellow ions as fog lights in my last two MINI's. I buy them from Aaron at Outmotoring. I've had great results from them in foggy conditions and under normal conditions they give me a better depth of view along the sides of the road.

 

Those are the exact ones that prompted this thread! They will not work in my car!

 

I picked up a pair of Hoen H8 Endurances and don't see a problem with them so far. Liking the yellow fogs (matching with my yellow driving lights).

 

thats really odd, I've been running mine in my 12' CM for nearly 4mos w/o any issue whatsoever?

 

Bought the yellows as well, and no probs.
Love that they are yellow and function as Fogs should.